The Community Foundation for Ocala Marion County

Fund managementa Community Foundation is a tax exempt, nonprofit, publicly supported organization that empowers donors to strengthen their Community, one passion at a time. The common mission of every Community Foundation is to enhance The quality of life in The local area. Through fund management, The Foundation helps to achieve this. Whether it is The creation of a fund for The individual looking for a tax deduction or The nonprofit agency that is building permanent endowment funds or even providing scholarships for students, The Foundation supports a variety of local nonprofits through grants and special projects. Since The Foundation's inception in 2011, nonprofits have received grants totaling $7.4 million. At The end of 2023, The Foundation was managing 40 agency funds, 15 endowment funds, 37 donor advised funds, 7 corporate advised funds, 3 scholarship funds, 1 annuity fund and 7 pass through funds, resulting in 52% increase of funds under management from The prior year.

Estate planning councilthe estate planning council provides a source of educational information, a forum for networking among disciplinarians who practice facets of estate planning, and promotes interdisciplinary communication and cooperation. The goal of our professional members is to improve our knowledge to render The best professional service to The public. Membership is open to those individuals in professions that deal with estate planning and its related issues.

Nonprofit resource centerestablished in april of 2019, The nonprofit resource center opened as a collaboration among The Foundation, Marion County government, The city of Ocala, adventhealth Ocala and The Marion County hospital district to help grow and sustain our nonprofit Community. The resource center provides a variety of assistance options to help our nonprofits build capacity and become sustainable which includes; board development, communications, pr and marketing counseling, video training sponsored by cox communications, finance and accounting counseling, grant services, professional development courses in partnership with rollins college crummer graduate school of business, mini training seminars and strategic and sustainability planning. All resources follow The Foundation's roadmap to success which is a compilation of standards designed to ensure each nonprofit operates like The business it is. Some of The key areas in The roadmap are; effective governance, human resources, financial management, and more.

Nonprofit business councilthe nonprofit business council (npbc) was formed 11 years ago as a part of The chamber of commerce. In 2016, under previous leadership, The Community Foundation began overseeing The council's operations, and it has continued to significantly expand since that time. The npbc promotes The economic impact of nonprofits, strengthens their capacity in areas of leadership fundraising, board development, staff development and compliance, and provides for much-needed collaboration and philanthropic education. Currently The council membership is made up of over 170 nonprofits governed by a steering committee of nonprofit leaders representing several different nonprofit sectors. The npbc has their own programming run by The Community Foundation which includes: guide to charitable giving, monthly professional development meetings, and youth philanthropy in action (ypia).